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How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - john-o - 12-01-2011
I used to do this with the AppleScript menu, back in the day, but in Lion I have no clue! Automator? Anyone willing to give me a quick lesson?
Many TiA,
John
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - mattkime - 12-01-2011
http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/
A Better Finder Rename is the most complete renaming solution available on the market today. That’s why, since 1996, thousands of hobbyists, professionals and businesses alike depend on A Better Finder Rename to organize and maintain files.
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - john-o - 12-01-2011
Do I really have to spend $20 to do this? I feel like I had something similar around here somewhere. I'm off to dig around in my bloated Applications folder...
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - decay - 12-01-2011
R-Name
Intel Version:
http://movieconverter.online.fr/DL/R-NameUB.zip
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - MysteryGuest - 12-01-2011
I use Renamer4Mac for this. I believe it's free.
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - john-o - 12-01-2011
I found my app: Name Mangler... It's donation-ware, and works well!
Thanks all!
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - john-o - 12-01-2011
Now all I need is a tool to tell me what a bunch of these files are supposed to be! They're on a client's Mac, copied from an old PC, and it appears most of 'em have no file extension. Most of those show up as "Unix Executable File", even though the first two folders I converted were all .eml (email message) files. Those were easy, since they had names like "FWD: family news"...
There's a mix of Word docs and .rtf files in their Documents folder, plus a bunch of random files that the computer thinks are .exe files. Those are proving to be more difficult to suss out!
Oh well, thanks again everyone!!
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - ztirffritz - 12-01-2011
man rename
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - StingMe - 12-01-2011
Automator will do it...
Launch, create a new workflow, use get selected finder items, then rename finder items
Pretty self explanatory from there but here's an old article for reference
http://maketecheasier.com/2-ways-to-batch-rename-files-in-os-x/2009/05/16
I'm sure there are plenty of others out there.
Re: How do you add file extensions to a bunch of files at once? - freeradical - 12-01-2011
Finder Scripts